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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Official Rules & Errata => Ruling Questions => Topic started by: DDiceRC on November 07, 2011, 10:28:22 PM
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Elymas the Sorcerer (Di)
Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Pale Green • Ability: 5 / 8 • Class: None • Special Ability: If blocking, you may discard an demon from your territory to protect your Evil Characters from discard & convert abilities on opponent's cards. • Identifiers: NT Male Human, Magician, Prophet • Verse: Acts 13:8 • Availability: Disciples booster packs ()
Is Elymas' SA an "any time" ability, or is it only activated when he enters battle? By the wording I would say the latter, but that makes it a pretty weak ability, since you have to guess what your opponent will do at what could be a pretty decent cost. (Kind of like the old "Baal Worship" ruling from the Player's Guide.)
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You choose to activate it or not when you enter battle. And while it's not the strongest of abilities, it does allow you to discard an opponent's demon that somehow got to your territory, and it also is a nice way to circumvent Angel of the Lord/Grapes if your opponent attacks with a bigger Hero. Obviously, there are better magicians to use in general than Elymas, but I could see his ability being useful in some situations.
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Would Wandering Demon banded to Spirit of Temptation banded to Elymas work?
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Would Wandering Demon banded to Spirit of Temptation banded to Elymas work?
No. Wandering Spirit insteads the d/c, which means the cost for Elymas benefit was never paid.